00:00So about Israel, has anything changed between the relationship between the United States and Israel after the strike in Syria and the killing of all those Palestinians, although the Israelis are defending themselves? So can you elaborate?
00:18Well, I would say you could ask the White House regarding their posture and what they've been experiencing. What I know is the President and the Secretary, in their conversations, in their attitudes about the world and what needs to happen, have been consistent. That they don't view Israel or any one of our allies or friends, they're not fair-weather friends. These are relationships.
00:44And so it's not about changing relationships. It's about navigating what happens in the world and working with people who can help us make peace and get to the road that every, I think it's fair to say, certainly most of the nations that are our allies and partners want peace in the world. And that is our goal.
01:03Yes.
01:04Thank you. Just a quick clarification question on Special Envoy Wyckoff's mission. You said that the humanitarian framework in Gaza's got to ramp up, but that you've been understanding that you've been
01:14understanding that it requires a ceasefire first. No, that, no, you've misunderstood me.
01:18That's what I said. Well, well, we, it can be a ramping up as an example of GHF. We are continually working on how to expand and to have more areas in which to get food delivered. I would consider part of that, but, but if you're looking at scores of other organizations moving into the, that's only going to happen when it's safe.
01:39So when we think of wrapping up, you can have that with more, more distribution sites for GHF, uh, and, uh, or others who perhaps adopt their, their technique and strategy.
01:50But of course, if we're looking at speaking of a, a normal environment, that requires a ceasefire. You, you, people, the, the carnage has got to stop.
02:01Uh, Hamas has to lay down the weapons that they have and they've got to release the hostages. That was the other, uh, note that the secretary made to me was the expectation of the release of hostages.
02:11hostages. I did not get whether it was a, a particular number or all of them, uh, but that is something he mentioned.
